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HERO Campaign and Local Schools Partner To Promote Sober Driving In Spanish

(ESL students at Egg Harbor Township High School students use HERO Campaign promotional brochures to study English and Spanish languages.) EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (January 3, 2019) – The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers is partnering with teachers in the Egg Harbor Township and Pleasantville school districts to bring its life-saving message  … Read more

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HERO Campaign’s Holiday HEROES Promotion Featured in Shore Local

Shore Local Highlights HERO Campaign’s Holiday HEROES Promotion for New Year’s Eve SOMERS POINT, NJ – December 28, 2018 —  The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign For Designated Drivers, in collaboration with shore area bar owners offer a thank you to patrons who choose not to drink and drive. Patrons who choose designated drivers and leave  … Read more

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HERO Campaign Safe Ride Reward Program Begins Thanksgiving Eve

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (November 20, 2018) – Beginning this Thanksgiving Eve, the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign For Designated Drivers will be teaming up with shore area bar owners to say thank you to patrons who choose not to drink and drive. Beginning Wednesday evening, November 21, drivers who leave their automobiles parked overnight  … Read more

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Mocktail Makeover

  The Shirley Temple grows up This summer, when the spirits industry convened for its annual Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans, the opening party had a twist. Celebrity bartender Julia Momose, of Chicago’s Oriel restaurant, was mixing nonalcoholic cocktails to kick off the event, a well-known booze-soaked bacchanalia. Why the change? Read  … Read more

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HERO Campaign Walk-Run: Fun Way to Deliver Serious Message

Ocean City, N.J. (November 1, 2018) – Ocean City and the HERO Campaign are perfect together. “It’s been a wonderful partnership,” said Bill Elliott, founder and CEO of the organization that prevents drunken driving by promoting the use of designated drivers. “There is nothing we could have wished for that Ocean City hasn’t provided. And really,  … Read more

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HERO Walk Triumphs in Eighth Year at Ocean City Boardwalk

(Bill Elliott, President and CEO of the HERO Campaign For Designated Drivers, pictured center, leads Sunday’s 8th Annual HERO Walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk.) OCEAN CITY, N.J. (October 22, 2018) – Ending drunk driving takes a community of dedicated individuals, and hundreds of local residents came out Sunday to do just that by supporting  … Read more

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HERO Radio Interview with Nancy Adler Nutrition LIVE

LINWOOD, N.J. (October 19, 2018) – On Sunday, Nancy Adler invited special guests on her segment Nancy Adler Nutrition LIVE, Bill and Muriel Elliot and Christine D’Alessandro of the HERO Campaign. Listen to the full segment below in two parts for the two o’clock hour and the three o’clock hour. 2 o’clock 3 o’clock  

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HERO Campaign Announces New Board Members

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (May 31, 2018) – The John R. Elliott Foundation has announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Trustees, including senior leaders from the fields of higher education, banking, healthcare and government. The new members join a 22-member board responsible for the governance and operational oversight of the  … Read more

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